Closing the College Gap: A Roadmap to Postsecondary Readiness and Attainment

Autor/inn/en	Balfanz, Robert; DePaoli, Jennifer L.; Ingram, Erin S.; Bridgeland, John M.; Fox, Joanna Hornig
Institution	Civic Enterprises; Johns Hopkins University, Everyone Graduates Center
Titel	Closing the College Gap: A Roadmap to Postsecondary Readiness and Attainment
Quelle	(2016), (48 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	College Readiness; Educational Attainment; Young Adults; High School Graduates; College Graduates; Elementary Secondary Education; Gender Differences; Achievement Gap; Racial Differences; Ethnic Groups; Socioeconomic Status; Family Income; At Risk Students; Trend Analysis; Access to Education; Barriers; Academic Persistence; Course Selection (Students); High School Students; Scores; Tests; Remedial Instruction; Grades (Scholastic); Census Figures; Longitudinal Studies; Surveys + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Young adult; Junger Erwachsener; High school; High schools; Graduate; Graduates; Oberschule; Absolvent; Absolventin; Hochschulabsolvent; Hochschulabsolventin; Geschlechterkonflikt; Rassenunterschied; Ethnie; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Familieneinkommen; Trendanalyse; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Course selection; Student; Students; Kurswahl; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Examination; Prüfung; Examen; Förderkurs; Notenspiegel; Volkszählung; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung
Abstract	Throughout much of the 20th century, the United States led the world in educational attainment and, in turn, economic and social progress. But that advantage has been slipping in recent decades, prompting the president and a host of governors and philanthropic leaders to set goals for America to reclaim its place as the world leader in the education of its people, and to foster the economic, social, and civic progress that would result. In Part I of this report, the authors examine new and existing data on three successive cohorts of young adults whose educational attainment at 25-34 years of age can be measured today or projected in the future. The current cohort of 25- to 34-year-olds graduated from high school in 2008 or earlier and earned postsecondary degrees in 2014 or earlier; the second cohort is in postsecondary education or finishing high school; and the third cohort is in 1st through 10th grades today. In Part II of this report, the authors work to develop a road map to postsecondary success for all. They argue that a key to progress is taking a hard look at how we currently define college readiness and making sure that educators, parents, and students are focused on the high school outcomes that matter the most for postsecondary success. In the last section of the report, the authors lay out the most pressing challenges the nation must solve and where innovations will be needed the most, in order for postsecondary attainment rates to continue to rise and for opportunity gaps to continue to close. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01